Question

Completar el texto con el pasado simple, el presente perfecto o el presente perfecto continuo de los verbos entre paréntesis.

I don’t go to school.

Gemma, who is fourteen, ____________________ (not / be) in a classroom for two years. Instead, she ______________________ (study) at home. Gemma __________________ (leave) school because she had problems with the lessons and couldn’t concentrate. She _____________________ (lose) all her selfconfidence and she was fed up of getting bad marks. Eventually, her parents _____________________ (feel) angry that no-one was helping Gemma, so her mum ____________________ (decide) to leave her part-time job and educate Gemma at home.

For the last two years, Gemma _________________ (follow) the same lessons from the National Curriculum as most pupils in the UK. At first Gemma’s mum ___________________ (not know) what to do, but both of Gemma’s parents __________________ (receive) plenty of advice since her mum started teaching.

All of them are happy, because Gemma’s work _____________________ (improve) and she finds things much easier now. She is even good at Maths now because she _________________ (have) extra maths lessons from a tutor for the last two months.

Gemma doesn’t get bored of studying alone. ‘Since I left school I ____________________ (join) a dance group and I ________________________ (start) karate lessons, so actually I’m not lonely at all as I ______________ (make) loads of new friends. Some of them can’t believe that I don’t go to school, but maybe they’re jealous’.

Answer 1

hasn’t been - studies- left-lost-felt-decided-has been following-didn’t know-received-has improved-has-joined-started-has made-